There are many standards already in use in state and local health departments. What is the relationship between the various sets of standards in the field and the new accreditation standards?
The PHAB standards and measures are being developed using NACCHO’s Operational Definition of a Functional Local Health Department as a framework, and also considering 1) existing standards and measures from state-based accreditation and related programs 2) the state and local instruments of the National Public Health Performance Standards Program and 3) ASTHOs report on services offered by states. The Standards Development Workgroup reviewed numerous standards and measures and selected what they felt were the best of the best. More information on the principles guiding standards development can be found at http://www.phaboard.org/workgroups/standards-development-workgroup/.
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